The real insurrection - revisited

"My guess is nobody will work downtown, until we fix our cop situation. Bring back 'broken window' policing. Bring back 'stop and frisk'. Until we get tough on crime, and let cops be cops, get used to more hollowing out of major metropolitan areas."

Most normal people know what happened to change the crime profile in many of our larger cities. It was the real insurrection of 2020. It started after George Floyd's Death and continues on into today. Just think about that - from May 26, 2020, to present day, life in our larger blue cities has not been the same. Then throw in a bunch of Soros money to run socialist nitwits as District Attorneys, and you have the perfect recipe for hollowing out our cities. And the collateral damage continues.

The city of Seattle has just sent out the most alarming statistic. Right now, their police forces are at the lowest level in 30 years. During the past five years, about 700 cops have left. That is a huge hole to put in a large city which has a growing crime problem. With the number of wussy DAs we have in our cities, even if a cop catches a bad guy, the chances of that person being charged are slim to none. Just let them go. Then the question begs to be asked - why be a cop?

And the Floyd riots in Minneapolis. How many were arrested? How much damage was done? Over 700 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Over 1,500 businesses were affected. The 3rd Precinct has still not been rebuilt. Nationwide, 18 people died during that insurrection, and $2B of damage was done. Of the thousands retained or arrested, most charges were dropped. Why? These rioters needed to let off some steam. Compare this with the faux insurrection from Jan 6, 2021. Garland has gone after everyone related to that day, just like Nazi hunting during the Nuremberg Trials.

Anyhow, today most cities are way down on the number of cops needed to bring back public safety. Walking down the street in most of our big blue cities after dark is a fool's errand. Nobody wants to work downtown, live downtown, or eat downtown. Without cops, there is scant law and order. And without law and order, there is only chaos and mayhem.

Minneapolis just lost a good officer to being assassinated by a Somali immigrant. Why was this young and very good cop shot? No reason. And that is part of the point. Why should someone want to become a cop, make only a modest income, get NO BACKING from the socialists who run our cities, and then also have a target on his or her backs. No thanks. 

Every week my wife and I drive by one of our large commuter parking ramps. Most are either totally empty or only have a few cars parker in them. Why? Nobody is working downtown. My guess is nobody will work downtown, until we fix our cop situation. Bring back "broken window" policing. Bring back "stop and frisk". Until we get tough on crime, and let cops be cops, get used to more hollowing out of major metropolitan areas.